diff --git a/libntfs/attrib.c b/libntfs/attrib.c
index 815dfc98..eb57bfee 100644
--- a/libntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/libntfs/attrib.c
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ static int ntfs_attr_find(const ATTR_TYPES type, const ntfschar *name,
 	ntfschar *upcase;
 	u32 upcase_len;
 
-	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+	ntfs_log_trace("Entering for attribute type 0x%x.\n", type);
 
 	if (ctx->ntfs_ino) {
 		vol = ctx->ntfs_ino->vol;
@@ -2461,6 +2461,7 @@ int ntfs_attr_can_be_non_resident(const ntfs_volume *vol, const ATTR_TYPES type)
 		return -1;
 	/* Check the flags and return the result. */
 	if (ad->flags & ATTR_DEF_RESIDENT) {
+		ntfs_log_trace("Attribute can't be non-resident\n");
 		errno = EPERM;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2497,6 +2498,8 @@ int ntfs_attr_can_be_resident(const ntfs_volume *vol, const ATTR_TYPES type)
 	}
 	if (type != AT_INDEX_ALLOCATION)
 		return 0;
+
+	ntfs_log_trace("Attribute can't be resident\n");
 	errno = EPERM;
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -2543,6 +2546,7 @@ int ntfs_make_room_for_attr(MFT_RECORD *m, u8 *pos, u32 size)
 	biu = le32_to_cpu(m->bytes_in_use);
 	/* Do we have enough space? */
 	if (biu + size > le32_to_cpu(m->bytes_allocated)) {
+		ntfs_log_trace("Not enough space in the MFT record\n");
 		errno = ENOSPC;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2929,7 +2933,7 @@ int ntfs_attr_record_rm(ntfs_attr_search_ctx *ctx)
 					ctx->attr, NULL);
 			if (!al_rl) {
 				ntfs_log_trace("Couldn't decompress attribute "
-						"list runlist. Return success "
+						"list runlist. Succeed "
 						"anyway.\n");
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -2948,7 +2952,7 @@ int ntfs_attr_record_rm(ntfs_attr_search_ctx *ctx)
 			 * but without extents.
 			 */
 			ntfs_log_trace("Couldn't remove attribute list. "
-					"Return success anyway.\n");
+					"Succeed anyway.\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3717,8 +3721,9 @@ static int ntfs_resident_attr_resize(ntfs_attr *na, const s64 newsize)
 	ntfs_inode *ni;
 	int err;
 
-	ntfs_log_trace("Entering for inode 0x%llx, attr 0x%x.\n", (unsigned long
-			long)na->ni->mft_no, na->type);
+	ntfs_log_trace("Entering for inode 0x%llx, attr 0x%x, new size %lld.\n",
+			(unsigned long long)na->ni->mft_no, na->type,
+			(long long)newsize);
 
 	/* Get the attribute record that needs modification. */
 	ctx = ntfs_attr_get_search_ctx(na->ni, NULL);
@@ -4012,6 +4017,7 @@ static int ntfs_attr_make_resident(ntfs_attr *na, ntfs_attr_search_ctx *ctx)
 	/* Sanity check the size before we start modifying the attribute. */
 	if (le32_to_cpu(ctx->mrec->bytes_in_use) - le32_to_cpu(a->length) +
 			arec_size > le32_to_cpu(ctx->mrec->bytes_allocated)) {
+		ntfs_log_trace("Not enough space to make attribute resident\n");
 		errno = ENOSPC;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -4588,8 +4594,9 @@ static int ntfs_non_resident_attr_shrink(ntfs_attr *na, const s64 newsize)
 	s64 nr_freed_clusters;
 	int err;
 
-	ntfs_log_trace("Entering for inode 0x%llx, attr 0x%x.\n", (unsigned long
-			long)na->ni->mft_no, na->type);
+	ntfs_log_trace("Entering for inode 0x%llx, attr 0x%x, newsize %lld.\n",
+			(unsigned long long)na->ni->mft_no, na->type,
+			(long long)newsize);
 
 	vol = na->ni->vol;
 
diff --git a/libntfs/dir.c b/libntfs/dir.c
index a76b61cd..b1c3110e 100644
--- a/libntfs/dir.c
+++ b/libntfs/dir.c
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ ntfs_inode *ntfs_pathname_to_inode(ntfs_volume *vol, ntfs_inode *parent,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	ntfs_log_trace("Path: '%s'\n", pathname);
+
 	if (parent) {
 		ni = parent;
 	} else {
@@ -636,6 +638,8 @@ static int ntfs_filldir(ntfs_inode *dir_ni, s64 *pos, u8 ivcn_bits,
 	FILE_NAME_ATTR *fn = &ie->key.file_name;
 	unsigned dt_type;
 
+	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+
 	/* Advance the position even if going to skip the entry. */
 	if (index_type == INDEX_TYPE_ALLOCATION)
 		*pos = (u8*)ie - (u8*)iu.ia + (sle64_to_cpu(
@@ -680,6 +684,8 @@ static MFT_REF ntfs_mft_get_parent_ref(ntfs_inode *ni)
 	FILE_NAME_ATTR *fn;
 	int eo;
 
+	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+
 	if (!ni) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return ERR_MREF(-1);
@@ -749,6 +755,8 @@ int ntfs_readdir(ntfs_inode *dir_ni, s64 *pos,
 	u32 index_block_size, index_vcn_size;
 	u8 index_block_size_bits, index_vcn_size_bits;
 
+	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+
 	if (!dir_ni || !pos || !filldir) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
@@ -1119,6 +1127,7 @@ static ntfs_inode *__ntfs_create(ntfs_inode *dir_ni,
 	int err, fn_len, si_len, sd_len;
 
 	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+
 	/* Sanity checks. */
 	if (!dir_ni || !name || !name_len) {
 		ntfs_log_error("Invalid arguments.\n");
@@ -1462,6 +1471,7 @@ int ntfs_delete(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni, ntfschar *name, u8 name_len)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+
 	if (!ni || !dir_ni || !name || !name_len) {
 		ntfs_log_error("Invalid arguments.\n");
 		errno = EINVAL;
@@ -1694,6 +1704,7 @@ int ntfs_link(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni, ntfschar *name, u8 name_len)
 	int fn_len, err;
 
 	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+
 	if (!ni || !dir_ni || !name || !name_len ||
 			ni->mft_no == dir_ni->mft_no) {
 		err = errno;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/utils.c b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
index 6032a3fe..c23b2ca0 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/utils.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
@@ -668,15 +668,15 @@ int utils_mftrec_in_use(ntfs_volume *vol, MFT_REF mref)
 {
 	static u8 buffer[512];
 	static s64 bmpmref = -sizeof(buffer) - 1; /* Which bit of $BITMAP is in the buffer */
-
 	int byte, bit;
 
+	ntfs_log_trace("Entering.\n");
+
 	if (!vol) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ntfs_log_trace("entering\n");
 	/* Does mref lie in the section of $Bitmap we already have cached? */
 	if (((s64)MREF(mref) < bmpmref) || ((s64)MREF(mref) >= (bmpmref +
 			(sizeof(buffer) << 3)))) {